Software Updated For High Res Screens
Discussion: Many popular Palm OS applications have recently been updated to take advantage of the new generation of handhelds with larger displays. PIC takes a look at some of the latest apps and software updates that take advantage of new features found in todays latest handhelds. Feel free to add your own favorites in the comments. updated
Acid Image
AcidImage v. 2.9 is now available from Red Mercury. It includes full support
for the Tungsten T3 screen, including portrait and landscape modes, plus
full-screen 320x480 picture viewing. Version 2.9 also adds Fit To Screen / Fill Screen modes, and enhanced jog dial support for Sony CLIEs with the ability to switch between picture select and zoom modes with the click of the jog dial. An Armlet update and
some tweaks speeds up JPEG loading on most OS 5 handhelds. 2.9 also supports the wide screen capabilities of Sony's UX-50, and the Garmin iQue 3600.
WordSmith
A free upgrade of WordSmith 2.2.15 available. The new version adds 5-way navigoator, T3 widescreen support and some Finetype font tweaks.
Plucker
Plucker is an offline Web and eBook viewer for Palm OS® based handheld devices and PDAs and comes with Unix, Linux tools and conduits, and Windows and Mac OSX conduits that let you decide exactly what part of the web that you want to view on your PDA. Plucker is free, open source software. Plucker now fully supports high-resolution screens, virtual graffiti (on some units), scale-to-fit, zoomed images, HTML tables, screen rotation, and more
Shadow Plan
Shadow Plan 3.0 has been released. As always with Codejedi products, the update is free of charge to all registered customers. The handheld application is fully enhanced to take advantage of the new Palm Tungsten T|T3, Sony UX-50, Garmin iQue and other units (and perhaps the Zodiac, as well as major improvements across the board.
Deluxeware - Navigator
Deluxeware has an interesting new application that takes advantage of high-res screens called Navigator. The apps features maps, and detailed US geography information. There is a review here.
Seahorse Software
Seahorse Software, a provider of addicting card and board games for almost 6 years, has announced an update to Crazy 8's 5.0.
This latest update brings some important improvements, the main feature is the support for devices with Virtual Graffiti areas. This support comes in the form of taking advantage of the extra screen space gained when the Virtual Graffiti area is minimized. Specifically, support has been added for the Tungsten T3, UX/NR/NX Series, Zodiac, and iQue. HandEra 330 support has been present since the device release. Other enhancements to the program include tougher computer opponents and the addition of two new Special Cards: Draw Bomb and Rotate.
J-File
Land-J Technologies has released an update for the JFile PalmOS database application. The new version features support for the new 320x480 resolution displays (both portrait and landscape modes), including the collapsing Graffiti area and the 5-way Navigator.
Oxford Dictionary
One of the oldest English Dictionaries (Oxford ED since 1924) is now available on one of the most trusted and most reliable Palm OS® dictionary viewer platforms: Mobile Systems’ MSDict Viewer. MSDict Viewer is the only Palm OS® dictionary software on the market, which offers word pronunciation, word origin, wildcard filtering, and hyper links features in a high resolution mode. All these features are developed in addition to the standard dictionaries viewer features.
LightNZip
Toysoft, Inc. has released the LightNzip version 2.1. With the major update, LightNzip is now compatible with Winzip desktop application. Files that are zipped with LightNzip can be unzipped on the desktop using Winzip and compatible applications. LightNzip is a PalmOS® system compression and decompression utility with self-extracting feature. LightNzip offers the best compression rate on a PalmOS® OS 5.0 device using Zlib ARMlet LightNzip is rated the best for compression speed and size.
I am sure there are many other apps I have missed, this is only a fraction of the new applications (that were sent in) that take advantage of new features. Please feel free to post your own favorites in the comment board.
On an unrelated note, the site news has been slow this week because I am catching up with my work load after a 2 week vacation (yes, I even updated the site while on holiday), more frequent updates will be forthcoming! -Ryan
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Why I prefer Plucker...
High flexability/granularity in web pulling setup
Better support for my device (He330)
*IX OS support
GPL'd
SD cards and screens on T3
Bquin
...laughing at a world too absurd to take seriously...
RE: Plucker or Isilo?
RE: Plucker or Isilo?
I've switched to Plucker 1.6 now because it does almost everything I want or need -- it has a command-line converter for my server to use, a GUI converter for my desktop, and it can display hi-res formatted documents with images and links. It's also open-source, it's free, and my documents aren't stuck in a format controlled by someone I don't know. The Plucker developers have also addressed a few lingering issues, like documents larger than 32k being broken into chunks -- now they're kept as one large document, without segmentation, and it's made reading much more pleasurable.
While I have nothing against the iSilo developers I'd prefer that the document format was open. And I really like iSilo's command-line converter, its speed, the way it handles images, and the .ixl formatting system -- but I just feel locked in by the closed document format, the prospect of paying for upgrades sometime in the future, and the fact that it doesn't do anything (except automatic bookmark detection), that Plucker can't do.
Besides all that, I can share Plucker and Plucker documents without having to worry!
RE: Plucker or Isilo?
RE: Plucker or Isilo?
And $10 isn't much for an upgrade (even after the $15 initial cost) but after two upgrades it could rankle a little. What about the third, or fourth upgrade? If you've got a lot of documents it might start to feel like extortion... :)
Anyway, they're both great tools, and there's lots to like about iSilo -- but it doesn't cost anything to try Plucker if you've already got iSilo, and I'm sure the Plucker team would value your feedback and suggestions.
RE: Plucker or Isilo?
AcidImage and WordSmith
One that I'm waiting for is LauncherX. It feels kinda weird going between 320x480 apps when your launcher is only 320x320. But, they are working on it. Most of the
Funny how things change: "only 320x320"... LOL. Will we ever be satisfied?
RE: AcidImage and WordSmith
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You may be a race car driver at heart if you refer to leaving your driveway as "Turn 1"
RE: AcidImage and WordSmith
RE: AcidImage and WordSmith
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Programming help at www.palmoswerks.com
RE: AcidImage and WordSmith
RE: AcidImage and WordSmith
Yeah, I know. Fortunately all my ebooks (about 30+) so far have been available in doc format. I was recently going to try one ebook that was only available in secure format, but it seemed like they were saying you had to input your credit card number every time you read the thing, so that scared me off. PalmReader is on standby and ready for reload if needed.
RE: AcidImage and WordSmith
Thanks! I'll check it out.
RE: AcidImage and WordSmith
RE: AcidImage and WordSmith
StandAlone Software
There are alot more programs....
Did I miss any? :)
Speed
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You may be a race car driver at heart if you refer to leaving your driveway as "Turn 1"
RE: There are alot more programs....
RE: There are alot more programs....
http://www.pimlicosoftware.com/datebk5.htm
...which aside from the screen support also addresses some problems with the T3/TE.
there's more
Speed
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RE: there's more
http://www.palmonecity.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=163
There is such a list in German on
http://t3.forum330.de/software/hires.php
What apps do VGA?
>snicker<
Seriously, this is the question everyone will be asking when *O*S* S*I*X* arrives next year!
RE: What apps do VGA?
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Ben Combee, CodeWarrior for Palm OS technical lead
Programming help at www.palmoswerks.com
RE: What apps do VGA?
Just my $0.02.
RE: What apps do VGA?
-400Xscale, can't hack the 800mHz bulverde yet. Sony hasn't given them the code.
-64MB. Hey that's plenty enough, who needs 128MB, let those PPC have the 196MB.
-BT (who needs WiFi)
-VGA. (But will emulate 160 x 160, not to worry)
-900mAh non replaceable battery.
-10 days of use (aka, 20 minutes of normal use when using the screen)
-Slider. (wee, one hand operation)
-SD slot. (what do you mean you want peripheral, it's SDIO, if you wait long enough....well wait some more..)
-$399 (why mess with good price)
PIC announce T|T5 as the best PDA ever made by the world. It will regain POS market share, now standing at 20%. Yeah, T|T5 will finally teach those Pesky PPC. This is what real PDA suppose to look like, who needs triple wireless and 800mHz and 196MB RAM? VGA with 400mHz Xscale is perfect!
ps- I am a moron!
RE: What apps do VGA?
http://heise.de/newsticker/data/dal-24.10.03-000/
- 480x640
- wlan
- bluetooth
- usb host port for keyboard, hd, ...
RE: What apps do VGA?
(=D)
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El ignorante afirma, el sabio duda y reflexiona.
RE: What apps do VGA?
RE: What apps do VGA?
What was wrong with the m505 screen? Palm said it had "brilliant" color. Was that a lie?
Sometimes the truth just isn't pretty™
RE: What apps do VGA?
-400Xscale, can't hack the 800mHz bulverde yet. Sony hasn't given them the code.
-64MB. Hey that's plenty enough, who needs 128MB, let those PPC have the 196MB.
-BT (who needs WiFi)
-VGA. (But will emulate 160 x 160, not to worry)
-900mAh non replaceable battery.
-10 days of use (aka, 20 minutes of normal use when using the screen)
-Slider. (wee, one hand operation)
-SD slot. (what do you mean you want peripheral, it's SDIO, if you wait long enough....well wait some more..)
-$399 (why mess with good price)
PIC announce T|T5 as the best PDA ever made by the world. It will regain POS market share, now standing at 20%. Yeah, T|T5 will finally teach those Pesky PPC. This is what real PDA suppose to look like, who needs triple wireless and 800mHz and 196MB RAM? VGA with 400mHz Xscale is perfect!
I disagree. The model you described above is the T|T 4 and it will be available in October, 2004. Palm's market share will be at around 40% of stand alone PDAs and 20% of the overall market if you include new smartphones as competition. That's if they fix their bugs and stop tarnishing the Palm name. Palm is starting to look like Cadillac compared to Sony's Lexus. More sophisticated buyers will start moving towards quality instead of the traditional "name" brand.
Palm and Sony should be embarassed by how cheap they are with the RAM on their PDAs. A showcase, premium-priced device like the Treo 600 should have been given at least 64 MB if the OS can handle it. The CLIE UX-50's usable RAM (what, around 1 MB?) is an even bigger joke, especially considering how that PDA is being positioned.
Sometimes the truth just isn't pretty™
RE: What apps do VGA?
RE: What apps do VGA?
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I thought T4 will be basic PXA 263 with 64MB and HVGA screen and will be out by April/May time frame. Have they delayed that again?
Was just joking about the 20% amrket share. POS probably will stay around 40%, while Palmone holding mid/high 35% by Q3.
Sony seems to be in total implosion mode.
RE: What apps do VGA?
Good. Mr. Nagel's "friends" won't have to drop by your house to have a little "chat" with your knees tonight.
I thought T4 will be basic PXA 263 with 64MB and HVGA screen and will be out by April/May time frame. Have they delayed that again?
I had heard that the T|T 4 was going to be shelved, but maybe it's back on again. I'm afraid it just won't be that competitive in six months, though.
Was just joking about the 20% amrket share. POS probably will stay around 40%, while Palmone holding mid/high 35% by Q3.
I realize you were joking about the market share. But I was serious about the battery life figures. Strange how no one laughs about PPC battery life these days...
Sony seems to be in total implosion mode.
Don't ever bet against Sony-zilla. The Beast from the East always finds a way to win.
Sometimes the truth just isn't pretty™
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Plucker or Isilo?
I am trying out Isilo and it is working pretty well. Having tried Plucker in the past with less than satisfying results, can anyone tell me the advantages of Plucker over Isilo, apart from the $20 cost of Isilo?